Is there anything worse than the lady at work who doesn't watch football winning the office's Fantasy Football League somehow? Imagine that, but for $1 Million Dollars! Former "Bachelor" contestant Jade Roper did it, during Draft Kings' Wildcard Playoffs Pool last weekend... but did she cheat?
VIA USA Today: Strange things can happen when the world of reality TV clashes with fantasy football. Throw in a $1 million first-place prize and allegations of cheating and it becomes a perfect storm.
That's what happened on NFL wild-card weekend when former "Bachelor" contestant Jade Roper won first place in DraftKings' Millionaire Maker contest.
However, once seasoned daily fantasy players began looking into the results, allegations began to surface that she and her husband, Tanner Tolbert, had violated the site's rules by what's called "pooling" their entries.
The contest allows a maximum of 150 entries per person, but two (or more) people can theoretically get around the rule by submitting lineups that have very few, if any, players in common – thereby increasing their chances of having the winning combination.
Sure enough, all but seven of Roper's 150 entries had AFC quarterbacks Deshaun Watson, Josh Allen or Ryan Tannehill at quarterback. Meanwhile, all but two of Tolbert's entries had NFC QBs Carson Wentz, Drew Brees or Russell Wilson.
So is it legit, or does she have to give the money back?